Search results for "Troponin"
The little brown bottle
The first documented recommendation of nitroglycerin for angina pectoris was described by Dr. William Murrell in 1877.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/free/newman.htm
15 Dec 2015
Table 4. Criteria for eligibility for autologous hematopoietic stem-cell ...
Troponin T level <0.06 ng/mL. NT-proBNP level <5,000 ng/L. Creatinine clearance 30 mL/min (unless on chronic stable dialysis).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/acph-201512-expert-analysis-amyloidosis_t4.pdf
4 Dec 2015
Table 2. Required tests for diagnosisBlood tests SPEP with ...
troponin, NT-proBNP, creatinine, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, uric acid. Urine tests UPEP with UIF.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/acph-201512-expert-analysis-amyloidosis_t2.pdf
4 Dec 2015
High-sensitivity troponin I with or without advanced cardiac imaging may help assess risk in patients who present with chest pain
Low plasma troponin concentrations could identify two-thirds of patients who could be safely discharged, reducing hospital admissions and benefitting both patients and health care clinicians, the authors of 1 study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/21/1.htm
21 Oct 2015
Which chest pain patients can go home?
Research on risk algorithms and tests helping to identify unnecessary hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/chest-pain-discharge.htm
15 Oct 2015
MKSAP quiz on chest pain
Cases involving chest pain are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/MKSAP-chest-pain.htm
15 Oct 2015
Myopericarditis: A clinical review
A case study highlights diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis and myopericarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/expert-analysis-myopericarditis.htm
15 Sep 2015
Cases from Hennepin County Medical Center
Cases involving ventricular septal defect, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, hepatopulmonary syndrome, and others are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/brief-case-hennepin-county-medical-center.htm
15 Sep 2015
Recent Research
MERS information, NSAIDs and antidepressants, ICDs in older patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2015
Treating PE in the ED
Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism on the rise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/outpatient-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Aug 2015